BENEATH THE CANOPY

FALL DROP

A collection inspired by Crown shyness, a natural phenomenon that occurs among trees and can be observed in tropical forests. It is a reminder that - even when apart - we all live under the same canopy. Many dangers threaten our beautiful jungles among them deforestation. Jungles only take up 7% of the earth’s surface but they are vital to the planet and our existence. Jungles store and capture more carbon than any other habitats on land. They cool our planet. And it is the habitat with the most diverse range of flora and fauna on the planet., Today the biodiversity of jungles is in danger. Orangutans are our closest ancestor. They share 96.4% of our DNA and are highly intelligent. In the last four decades the lowland jungle that orangutans depend on have declined by 75%. This is mainly because of palm oil plantations. Today we have replaced 27 million hectares of jungle with palm oil trees.